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Lottery luck strikes in UK once again

The phrase “third time lucky” was confirmed to the tune of more than £40 million last night when a ticket bought in Britain won the EuroMillions jackpot for the third time this year.

Just one ticket matched all seven numbers to take the £46.4 million prize — one of the top ten wins in the UK.

The trio of wins began on January 20, when Catherine and Gareth Bull, a couple from Nottinghamshire, won £40.6 million. Mr Bull, a self-employed builder, bought his Lucky Dip ticket on a whim when he was unable to start work on a job because it was raining.

The pair, who live near Mansfield with their two sons, said that they could not believe they had secured the top prize.…